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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid for rocket-carrying aircraft in bankruptcy court
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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid for rocket-carrying aircraft in ...
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Virgin Orbit enters US$17-million ‘stalking horse’ bid to sell aircraft assets: In a court filing, Virgin Orbit said the bid does not prevent going concern ...
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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid for rocket-carrying aircraft in bankruptcy court
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Virgin Orbit receives $17 million bid for rocket-carrying aircraft in ...
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Virgin Orbit enters US$17-million ‘stalking horse’ bid to sell aircraft assets: In a court filing, Virgin Orbit said the bid does not prevent going concern ...
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Virgin Orbit enters US$17-million ‘stalking horse’ bid to sell aircraft ...
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Stratolaunch bids $17m for Virgin Orbit aircraft assets: Bankrupted Virgin Orbit has entered a $17 million "stalking horse" bid with Stratolaunch to ...
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Stratolaunch bids $17m for Virgin Orbit aircraft assets
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Check Out This Cool Video of The First Ever TA-1 Hypersonic Test Flight Launch!: Amazing Scenes of Gigantic Stratolaunch Dropping Talon-A TA-1 Remind of X-15 ...
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Check Out This Cool Video of The First Ever TA-1 Hypersonic Test Flight ...
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China building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches: In a hypersonic race for rapid-fire satellite-launching supremacy, China and the US are unveiling ...
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China building giant hypersonic railgun for space launches
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Stratolaunch executes new flight carrying TA-1 test vehicle with live propellant: Aerospace company, Stratolaunch has completed its second captive carry flight ...
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Stratolaunch executes new flight carrying TA-1 test vehicle with live ...
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Stratolaunch conducts first powered flight of new hypersonic vehicle off California coast
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Stratolaunch conducts first powered flight of new hypersonic vehicle off ...
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World's largest aircraft nails successful test flight again: US-based firm Stratolaunch announces a new captive carry test flight of its Talon-A hypersonic ...
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World's largest aircraft nails successful test flight again
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Stratolaunch takes Virgin Orbit’s ex-Boeing 747 for first flight in new livery: Hypersonic aircraft developer Stratolaunch took Virgin Orbit’s previously owned ...
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Stratolaunch takes Virgin Orbit’s ex-Boeing 747 for first flight in new ...
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Virgin sold its Boeing 747 to hypersonic testing startup Stratolaunch: Named the Spirit of Mojave, Stratolaunch bought the 22-year-old Boeing 747 from Richard ...
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Virgin sold its Boeing 747 to hypersonic testing startup Stratolaunch
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World's largest plane carries fueled hypersonic test vehicle into the skies: California's Stratolaunch has announced the successful completion of its ...
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World's largest plane carries fueled hypersonic test vehicle into the ...
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Stratolaunch completes captive carry flight with Talon-A hypersonic vehicle: Stratolaunch has achieved a significant milestone by conducting a captive carry ...
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Stratolaunch completes captive carry flight with Talon-A hypersonic ...
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Stratolaunch Nabs Navy-Backed Contract for 5 Hypersonic Flight Tests: Stratolaunch has been awarded a contract for five hypersonic flight tests for the U.S ...
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Stratolaunch Nabs Navy-Backed Contract for 5 Hypersonic Flight Tests
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Stratolaunch, U.S. Air Force Research Lab Announce Contract: The U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory has entered into a contract with Stratolaunch to support the ...
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Stratolaunch, U.S. Air Force Research Lab Announce Contract
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Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin, shares the most useful skills for entrepreneurs
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Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin, shares the most useful ...
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Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin, shares the most useful skills for entrepreneurs
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Richard Branson, billionaire founder of Virgin, shares the most useful ...
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Virgin Orbit rocket company shuts down: Virgin Orbit's bid to compete with the likes of SpaceX and Rocket Lab has ended in failure after the company ...
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Virgin Orbit rocket company shuts down
Quick Glance: Virgin Orbit Sells Assets in Bankruptcy Auction
  • Bankrupt satellite launcher Virgin Orbit has officially shut down after selling off its assets to three winning bidders at auction, as confirmed by the company on Tuesday.

  • Launcher, a subsidiary of Vast Space, acquired the Mojave-based facilities for $2.7 million.

  • Virgin Orbit's attempt to find a wholesale buyer to keep the company's assets intact was unsuccessful.

  • Virgin Orbit's legacy in the space industry will always be remembered.
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Virgin Galactic shares footage of final space tourism flight test: Thursday's successful mission paves the way for Virgin Galactic's first commercial ...
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Virgin Galactic shares footage of final space tourism flight test
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Stratolaunch submits $17M bid for some of Virgin Orbit's assets: Stratolaunch has submitted a $17 million 'stalking horse' bid for some of Virgin ...
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Stratolaunch submits $17M bid for some of Virgin Orbit's assets
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Aviation: Stratolaunch tests launch of Talon-A hypersonic aircraft - Golem.de.: Launched was a prototype without an engine. The first hypersonic flight is ...
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Aviation: Stratolaunch tests launch of Talon-A hypersonic aircraft - Golem ...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has one less competitor as fellow billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has one less competitor as fellow billionaire Richard ...
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Virgin Galactic sets date for first fully crewed rocket trip since 2021: Watch the space tourism company’s cinematic video previewing what should be its final ...
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Virgin Galactic sets date for first fully crewed rocket trip since 2021
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Virgin Galactic announces first fully crewed flight since 2021: The space tourism company will blast its rocket-powered space plane and four passengers toward ...
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Virgin Galactic announces first fully crewed flight since 2021
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit exits rocket race after mission failure
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit exits rocket race after mission ...
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Branson's Virgin Orbit files Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan: Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc and its subsidiaries in the United States filed a Chapter 11 ...
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Branson's Virgin Orbit files Chapter 11 bankruptcy plan
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SpaceX, Long Beach’s Vast Space to launch world’s 1st commercial space station: Long Beach’s Vast Space and SpaceX, which is headquartered in Hawthorne ...
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SpaceX, Long Beach’s Vast Space to launch world’s 1st commercial space ...
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Video: World's biggest plane Stratolaunch Roc flies in first drop test: The Stratolaunch Roc — the world's biggest plane — recently took off from the Mojave ...
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Video: World's biggest plane Stratolaunch Roc flies in first drop test
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Virgin Orbit Failure Casts Cloud Over Space Voyages: Kiplinger Economic Forecasts
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Virgin Orbit Failure Casts Cloud Over Space Voyages: Kiplinger Economic ...
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Virgin Orbit's would-be white knight and a $200 million rescue that fell flat: As the fortunes of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit were crashing to Earth last ...
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Virgin Orbit's would-be white knight and a $200 million rescue that fell ...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has one less competitor as fellow billionaire Richard Branson’s Virgin Orbit files for bankruptcy
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX has one less competitor as fellow billionaire Richard ...
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Virgin Orbit was a promising company that could never find a working business model
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Virgin Orbit was a promising company that could never find a working ...
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Virgin Orbit delays bid deadline in scramble to find rescuer: Bidders for Sir Richard Branson's commercial satellite venture have been given a revised offer ...
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Virgin Orbit delays bid deadline in scramble to find rescuer
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Virgin Orbit Ceases Operations After Failing to Find Funding: Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc., the satellite-launch company tied to British billionaire Richard ...
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Virgin Orbit Ceases Operations After Failing to Find Funding
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Despite bankruptcy, Virgin Orbit CEO says company will launch again: After filing for Chapter 11, the company founded by Richard Branson is looking for a suitor ...
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Despite bankruptcy, Virgin Orbit CEO says company will launch again
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Dark clouds over satellite Internet providers.: After the crash of Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit, the next one is already looming. The protagonists are Eutelsat ...
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Dark clouds over satellite Internet providers.
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Space Business Just Found a Game-Changer: Virgin Orbit appears to have found a way to take off.
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Billionaire Richard Branson's Space Business Just Found a Game-Changer
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Billionaire Branson sits out Virgin Orbit’s costly flameout: Following a serious misstep in January, Richard Branson's once high-flying space enterprise Virgin ...
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Billionaire Branson sits out Virgin Orbit’s costly flameout
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Stratolaunch’s Roc release Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle: Stratolaunch’s most recent test saw the carrier aircraft, Roc, successfully release the Talon-A ...
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Stratolaunch’s Roc release Talon-A hypersonic test vehicle
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Stratolaunch Completes Vital Test of Launch System for Hypersonic Vehicles - FLYING Magazine
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Stratolaunch Completes Vital Test of Launch System for Hypersonic Vehicles ...
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Virgin Orbit's Turbulence Isn't Over. Stock Plunges Again. : The space-launch start-up's shares have dropped eight of the 10 trading days coming into Tuesday ...
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Virgin Orbit's Turbulence Isn't Over. Stock Plunges Again.
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Max Q: A lifeline: TechCrunch's weekly newsletter dedicated to all things space, including launch, satellites, space stations and more.
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Max Q: A lifeline
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Branson's Virgin Orbit to pause ops, furlough nearly all employees - source: Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit (VORB.O) on Wednesday said it was pausing all ...
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Branson's Virgin Orbit to pause ops, furlough nearly all employees - ...
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How To Land The World's Biggest Aircraft According To Its Test Pilot: Stratolaunch's Roc is a bizarre and massive flying machine, making getting it ...
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How To Land The World's Biggest Aircraft According To Its Test Pilot
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3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit but still is hailed as success: The Terran 1 rocket lifted off at 11:25 p.m. Wednesday, and while it didn't make orbit ...
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3D-printed rocket fails to reach orbit but still is hailed as success
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Virgin Orbit scrambles to avoid bankruptcy as deal talks continue: Virgin Orbit senior leadership held daily talks with potential investors through the weekend ...
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Virgin Orbit scrambles to avoid bankruptcy as deal talks continue
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Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson’s Satellite-Launch Venture, Has Fallen Fast: A once-hot smaller player in an industry dominated by Elon Musk’s SpaceX ...
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Virgin Orbit, Richard Branson’s Satellite-Launch Venture, Has Fallen Fast
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SpaceX Rival Virgin Orbit Needs Cash, Halts Operations. Stock Plunges.: The company has hit the pause button "in order to conserve capital" while it ...
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SpaceX Rival Virgin Orbit Needs Cash, Halts Operations. Stock Plunges.
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon 'knew in 2008' that Epstein was a sex trafficker, lawyer argues
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JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon 'knew in 2008' that Epstein was a sex trafficker ...
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SpaceX and Rocket Lab are the only consistent and reliable launch firms: "Despite the difficult financing environment, there is more opportunity than ever in ...
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SpaceX and Rocket Lab are the only consistent and reliable launch firms
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Virgin Orbit puts immediate halt to operations after failed Spaceport Cornwall launch
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Virgin Orbit puts immediate halt to operations after failed Spaceport ...
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Virgin Orbit still seeking cash injection so its rockets can fly again: Satellite-launch company Virgin Orbit has reportedly been in talks all weekend as it ...
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Virgin Orbit still seeking cash injection so its rockets can fly again
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Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels new NYC location: photos: Richard Branson has brought the Virgin flair to New York City with cheeky hotel amenities like a "Shag ...
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Richard Branson's Virgin Hotels new NYC location: photos
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Virgin Orbit Replaces Filter Blamed for January Launch Failure: Virgin Orbit Holdings Inc. is replacing a filter in its rocket that likely played a role in a ...
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Virgin Orbit Replaces Filter Blamed for January Launch Failure
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Stratolaunch Conducts Successful Captive Carry Test Flight - FLYING Magazine: Stratolaunch's Roc successfully conducted a captive carry test flight with the ...
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Virgin Orbit Says Dislodged Fuel Filter Caused Failure of UK Space Mission: A dislodged fuel filter caused last month's failure of the first attempt to launch ...
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Virgin Orbit Says Dislodged Fuel Filter Caused Failure of UK Space Mission
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Where is Spaceport Cornwall? All you need to know about UK's first space launch with Virgin Orbit
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Exploration Company Raises Cash. SpaceX Isn't Only Space Player to Do That. : The Exploration Company, a privately held space startup, announced a $40 million ...
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Exploration Company Raises Cash. SpaceX Isn't Only Space Player to Do That ...
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Astronaut Sen. Kelly touts 'stunning' space business growth, calls for more rocket competition
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Astronaut Sen. Kelly touts 'stunning' space business growth ...
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The biggest plane in the world has wings longer than a football field. See its latest flight
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The biggest plane in the world has wings longer than a football field ...
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Aviation Week And The Boeing 747 | Aviation Week Network: On Feb. 1, Boeing will deliver its 1,574th and last 747 to Atlas Air. Here is a look back at the 747 ...
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Inside the world's biggest plane, the Stratolaunch Roc: photos: The Stratolaunch Roc is the world's biggest aircraft. It's a mothership aircraft ...
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Inside the world's biggest plane, the Stratolaunch Roc: photos
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British Airways Tightens Belt Around Social Media Policies For Pilot And Crew Members - Travel Radar
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British Airways Tightens Belt Around Social Media Policies For Pilot And ...
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Orbital rocket blasts into space after historic launch from UK soil: The seaside town of Newquay played host to history, as an orbital rocket was blasted into ...
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Orbital rocket blasts into space after historic launch from UK soil
Quick Glance: Live coverage of the first UK space launch from Cornwall
  • Cosmic Girl is returning to Cornwall after releasing LauncherOne.

  • Cosmic Girl arrives at the launch site.

  • Virgin Orbit's Cosmic Girl lifts off from Spaceport Cornwall, marking the first satellite launch from British soil.

  • Cosmic Girl can be spotted on her way to the launch site for the Virgin Orbit rocket LauncherOne.
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Beyond the hype, failure still is a big part of the space industry : Not really surprising, but launching rockets is hard, and that fact is dampening investors' ...
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Beyond the hype, failure still is a big part of the space industry